Acts 9:10-19
Christian Standard Bible
Saul’s Baptism
10 There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.”
“Here I am, Lord,” he replied.(A)
11 “Get up and go to the street called Straight,” the Lord said to him, “to the house of Judas, and ask for a man from Tarsus(B) named Saul, since he is praying there. 12 In a vision[a] he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so that he may regain his sight.”(C)
13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.(D) 14 And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”(E)
15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument(F) to take my name to Gentiles,(G) kings, and Israelites.(H) 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(I)
17 Ananias went and entered the house. He placed his hands on him and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road you were traveling, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(J)
18 At once something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. 19 And after taking some food, he regained his strength.(K)
Saul Proclaiming the Messiah
Saul was with the disciples in Damascus for some time.
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- 9:12 Other mss omit In a vision
Acts 9:10-19
Lexham English Bible
Ananias Sent to Saul
10 Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus named[a] Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” And he said, “Behold, here I am, Lord!” 11 And the Lord said to him, “Get up, go to the street called ‘Straight’ and in the house of Judas look for a man named Saul from Tarsus.[b] For behold, he is praying, 12 and he has seen in a vision a man named[c] Ananias coming in and placing hands[d] on him so that he may regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem, 14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to tie up[e] all who call upon your name!” 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles[f] and kings and the sons of Israel. 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” 17 So Ananias departed and entered into the house, and placing his[g] hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight and got up and[h] was baptized, 19 and after[i] taking food, he regained his strength. And he was with the disciples in Damascus several days.
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- Acts 9:10 Literally “by name”
- Acts 9:11 Literally “Saul by name of Tarsus”
- Acts 9:12 Literally “by name”
- Acts 9:12 Some manuscripts have “placing his hands”
- Acts 9:14 Or figuratively “to arrest” or “to imprison”
- Acts 9:15 The same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context
- Acts 9:17 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 9:18 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 9:19 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“taking”) which is understood as temporal
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